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KATE CARY EVANS ON HONG KONG'S 'FINE LINE' ARTISTS
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The meticulous, pale and delicate work of a group of artists from Hong Kong is getting noticed well beyond its borders. Characterised by fine lines, these understated works in a variety of media show a provocative subtlety which turns its back on the 'in your face' thick-outlined, neon-coloured flat art derived from Japanese cartoons and Murakami influences ubiquitous in Asia.
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KATE CARY EVANS ON TATSUMI ORIMOTO, HONG KONG
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Inside a cramped art space at the wrong end of Hong Kong's gallery street Hollywood Road, the great performance artist Tatsumi Orimoto bows, his chin-length grizzled grey hair falling forward. "That's it," he laughs as he straightens up. "It is four o'clock... my medicine time". On cue a gallery assistant brings the artist a beer and a stool to sit on as the handful of viewers applaud and jostle closer to claim his offer of a free 'Breadman' poster. 
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KATE CARY EVANS ON WING SHYA AT OOI BOTOS GALLERY, HONG KONG
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Internationally renowned for his award-winning work which spans commercial design, fashion and film (he has worked closely with director Wong Kar Wai), Hong Kong-born photographer, Wing Shya creates a universe where forties movie glamour collides with a contemporary urban aesthetic and the resulting images tremble with unresolved tension. Like film stills, his static shots, taut with possibilities titillate us with the promise of significant encounters and epic struggles. 
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KATE CARY EVANS'S TOP 10 SHOWS IN HONG KONG
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In Hong Kong this month the Schoeni Gallery is showing the next generation of 80s-born unknowns, the rebellious Niubi Kids (below); Alice Lai's Kandinskyesque abstract works are on view at Space 1; film and documentary maker Ryan Wong unveils a series of photographs of a race meeting; Shao Yinong explores the Chinese Lunar Calendar in 'Between Sky and Earth-White Dew'; Chan Yu exemplifies the new 'spirit' of the 80s generation which has been influenced by animation, toys and digital culture; and legendary Japanese manga artist Yoshitaka Amano presents a solo exhibition of new works. 
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